Week 15 brings us a match on Feb 3rd, where Wellington Phoenix will travel to Melbourne to battle Melbourne Victory in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 12th placed Melbourne Victory is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sydney. Jake Brimmer scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 26th minute, then Max Burgess tied it up for Sydney in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 52nd minute on a goal by Adam Le Fondre. Melbourne Victory looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while wellington Phoenix sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Perth Glory. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 11th minute on a feed from Tim Payne, then Kosta Barbarouses added another in the 20th minute. Wellington Phoenix should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Oskar Zawada has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne Victory hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Cadete and Nicholas D’Agostino, and they each have 1 goal.